William Ávila

William Avila
Personal information
Date of birth	27 October 1956
Place of birth	Alajuela, Costa Rica
Date of death	19 April 2016 (aged 59)
Place of death	Grecia, Costa Rica
Position(s)	Midfielder
International career
Years	Team
	Costa Rica

William Avila (27 October 1956 – 19 April 2016) was a Costa Rican footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1] In 2016, having been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he killed himself by jumping off a bridge.^[2]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Avila Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "Exfutbolista fue quien se lanzó desde puente". Diario Extra (in Spanish). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

External links

William Ávila at WorldFootball.net

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Avila Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[2] "Exfutbolista fue quien se lanzó desde puente". Diario Extra (in Spanish). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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